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Kernel & Embedded News: Linux 7.2 Final RC; FFmpeg 9.0 Released
Linux 7.2 rc7 closes the cycle; AI review lifts fix volume. FFmpeg 9.0 lands with an ABI break, a PCI lockdown gap…
RB Aug 11 · 12 min
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What fork() Actually Costs, and Why the Process-Builder RFC Does Not Fix It Yet
A process-builder API is proposed for Linux to replace fork()+exec(). We check the performance claim against kernel source and ask if it…
RB Aug 10 · 19 min
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Kernel & Embedded News: AI-Written Patch Rules; AMD Ryzen X100
The Linux kernel publishes guidelines for tool-generated content and AI patches; sched_ext gains sub-schedulers; AMD's Ryzen AI Embedded X100 targets robots.
RB Aug 6 · 12 min
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Kernel & Embedded News: Linux 7.2 Released; Swap I/O Rework
Linux 7.2 was released on 16 August 2026; this edition covers the run-up plus a kernel swap I/O rework, Buildroot support windows,…
RB Aug 4 · 6 min
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Kernel & Embedded News: Hazard Pointers Proposed for the Kernel
The kernel community weighs hazard pointers as an RCU alternative, a race-free way to open new directories, and gccrs progress toward compiling…
RB Aug 3 · 6 min
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Kernel & Embedded News: Syscall Entry Reworked for 7.3; KVM MMU Split
Linux kernel features under review for 7.3 and beyond: reworked syscall entry, KVM's kvm_mmu split, a Reserved THP RFC, and a Raspberry…
RB Jul 30 · 7 min
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Kernel & Embedded News: LLM Attribution Debate; BPF Multi-Tracepoint
Kernel developers debate LLM patch attribution; BPF gains multi-tracepoint attach in 7.2; open RK3576 NPU support advances in mainline; a Pi 5…
RB Jul 26 · 7 min
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Kernel & Embedded News: Yocto 6.0 Wrynose LTS; DRM Latency Rework
Yocto's wrynose LTS swaps cve-check for sbom-cve-check, Linux 7.2 splits device-ID headers, a DRM scheduler rework cuts GPU latency, plus a 10-inch…
RB Jul 24 · 7 min
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Kernel & Embedded News: BPF Exploit Shields; Yocto CVE Data Gaps
BPF exploit shielding at LSFMM+BPF 2026, sched_ext sub-schedulers in Linux 7.2, a modern kernel crypto library API, and Yocto CVE metadata gaps.
RB Jul 20 · 7 min
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Kernel & Embedded News: Jetson Thor T3000/T2000; RISC-V BIOS Push
NVIDIA's mainstream Jetson Thor T3000 and T2000 modules, a RISC-V BIOS-like firmware effort, extended cache-aware scheduling, and an open edge-AI camera.
RB Jul 18 · 7 min
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Kernel & Embedded News: KWatch Watchpoint Tool; RISC-V Cache QoS
A new KWatch RFC uses function-scoped hardware watchpoints to catch the code that corrupts kernel memory, and RISC-V gains initial cache partitioning…
RB Jul 16 · 8 min
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Kernel & Embedded News: Six U-Boot Verified Boot Flaws Disclosed
Binarly disclosed six vulnerabilities in U-Boot's FIT signature verification, two of them potentially allowing code execution before the OS starts. Also: the…
RB Jul 12 · 7 min
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Kernel & Embedded News: 7.2-rc2 Speeds poll(); Buildroot LTS at 3 Years
Linux 7.2-rc2 makes poll() several times faster, the RTL8723BS driver still dominates staging, Buildroot LTS moves to three years, and Calixto launches…
RB Jul 8 · 7 min
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Kernel & Embedded News: IPv6 Container-Escape Fix; Apple M3 Now Boots
An unprivileged IPv6 container-escape bug (CVE-2026-53362) is fixed across seven stable kernels; Linux 7.2 gains an MGLRU reclaim speedup and initial Apple…
RB Jul 6 · 6 min
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Kernel & Embedded News: Old ARM Removals in 2027; BPF JIT Hardened
Old ARM platforms are scheduled for removal in early 2027, BPF JIT memory reuse gets hardened in 7.2-rc2, and kernel developers debate…
RB Jul 4 · 8 min
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